I Go 100

I have great news – Plan Canada has posted a story on their website about my journey to row 100 km and raise money to build a school through their Gifts of Hope program. I am thankful for their support in providing exposure to igo100.ca so I can get more people to read my story and perhaps become interested in getting involved. The article is called “Going the Distance“.

Thank you, Plan!

This weekend is the time we celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada. My family and I will be out of town for the next five days (visiting extended family), so it is highly unlikely that I’ll be signing in during that time. In the meantime, I will be thinking about all of the things for which I am thankful. Here is a story I read recently, which made me realize just how much…

Seven Wonders of the World

Sometimes in life there are more wonders than you thought…

A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present Seven Wonders of the World. Though there were some disagreements, the following got the most votes:

1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids
2. Taj Mahal
3. Grand Canyon
4. Panama Canal
5. Empire State Building
6. St. Peter’s Basilica
7. China’s Great Wall

While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one quiet student hadn’t turned in her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list.

The girl replied, “Yes, a little. I couldn’t quite make up my mind because there were so many.”

The teacher said, “Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help.”

The girl hesitated, then read, “I think the Seven Wonders of the World are:

1. to touch
2. to taste
3. to see
4. to hear

(She hesitated a little, and then added:)

5. to feel
6. to laugh
7. and to love.”

The room was so full of silence you could have heard a pin drop.

Those things we overlook as simple and “ordinary” are truly wondrous.

A gentle reminder — that the most precious things in life cannot be bought.
I hope your life is filled with the world’s Seven Wonders.

Author Unknown

Happy Thanksgiving!

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